Scripts n Styles

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 years ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ gjbottomley

   12mo ago

   breaks js on editor, causes terrible load issues and removed my blocks on publishing

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2. ★★★★★ t0m4u

   12mo ago

   Broke javascript in the Gutenberg block editor. Editing became painfully slow on my site with this plugin installed. It should be taken off WordPress.org

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3. ★★★★★ ionatan

   4.8y ago

   thank you to the author 😀

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4. ★★★★★ Basudev Yadav

   7.1y ago

   HTML meta tags added in non-amp version is not showing in amp version. Like yoast SEO meta tags are shown in both the amp and non-amp version. But this plugin is not showing meta tags in both version i.e amp and non-amp. I am using multisite language site and I am using manual code of hreflang tag which is working fine in non-amp version but all codes and meta tags added in this plugin is not showing in amp version. Can u make it amp friendly?

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5. ★★★★★ Natacha

   7.8y ago

   Does what is says and much more!! – you can add custom html, css, scripts in the header or footer globally, or on a per page basis. You can even generate your own shortcodes! You can also conditionally add generic site scripts above the included script, and add custom classes to the body or post or dropdowns that appear on the page. And to the 3-star reviewer who said that scripts are hardcoded with: <script type=”text/javascript”> The plugin lets you add your own code, but has the <script type=”text/javascript”> hardcoded, so it doesn’t help if you need other types of scripts. You can get around this by adding your entire script block using the HTML input area, rather than in the SCRIPTS input area. Fantastic little plugin that has become one of my go-tos in my ‘plugin essentials’ toolbox. Kudos to the dev for providing their time free of charge for us all to benefit from.

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6. ★★★★★ dglite

   7.9y ago

   Really Excellent, great!

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7. ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee

   7.9y ago

   Nice plugin. glad I found you, was only way for me to add JavaScript to rid my site of the new Facebook Click ID url strings bogging down my site and not being able to follow Google Analytics. Also love that the developer doesn’t “take no crap” from anyone! Again, thanks Buddy 5STARS!!!

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8. ★★★★★ nicola.bavaro

   8.2y ago

   This plugin is simply awesome. No other words to say.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.5.8 Hardening select fields 3.5.8
2. — Version 3.5.7 Hardening meta 3.5.7
3. — Version 3.5.5 Restore activation hook 3.5.5
4. — Version 3.5.4 Hardening 3.5.4
5. — Version 3.5.3 No longer auto upgrading meta DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML disables everything, not just admin screens 3.5.3
6. — Version 3.5.2 Fix PHP 8 notice 3.5.2

1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.5.8). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 5.3 Scripts n Styles <= 3.5.8 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-09 CVE-2026-62042 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.5.8 No patch available
2. Patched Medium · 4.4 Scripts n Styles <= 3.5.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-05-18 CVE-2023-31236 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.5.3 Patched in 3.5.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2022-10-31 40K+ → 30K+ down after 612 days in tier
2. 2021-02-26 30K+ → 40K+ up after 954 days in tier
3. 2018-07-18 20K+ → 30K+ up after 300 days in tier
4. 2017-09-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 318 days in tier
5. 2016-11-07 9K+ → 10K+ up after 21 days in tier
6. 2016-10-17 3K+ → 9K+ up after 321 days in tier
7. 2015-12-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 84 days in tier
8. 2015-09-08 3K+ → 2K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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Scripts n Styles: 30K+ active installs, 4.4★ (30 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/scripts-n-styles